I take back everything good I said about the new findings regarding reprogramming skin cells to act like stem cells. How was I to know that something so revolutionary would be used as a justification to limit stem cell research? Color me dissapointed.
I was home sick from work yesterday, and as I sat on the couch with my leg elevated taking in as many fluids as possible I watched the hours of news covereage over the President's Veto of a Bill loosening restrictions on Federal funding of stem cell research. I found his justifications utterly frustrating. My fear is that reprogrammed pluripotent stem cells are going to become the new hydrogen fuel cell, which is to say, a distraction from how little headway we're making in meaningful areas of research. It was almost enough to make me consider voting for Clinton in the upcoming election. Let's just hope it doesn't come to that. Giuliani? Obama? I'm looking at you.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
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hi there!
I share your feelings!! in Brazil where I live, "money" is a phantom...it appears once in a while in some projects but then disappear!!
we rarely see the results, talking for most politicians is easy but really investing in social and pro-social projects is rare.I try to ask myself? what can I do..little but I will.like Laurie said : "Bloggers lets UNITE!" in our quest for interesting things for us that consequently (like a good vibe)will be for others.:)
frederica
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